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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Evo 2016 is about to begin. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Smash Bros. Melee, and Pokken Tournament will all be represented at the tournament. Head past the break to watch the first day of matches as they happen.

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Super Mario Maker will be seeing some maintenance next week. This will impact all services for roughly two hours.

Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:

– 5:50 PM PT (July 21) – 8 PM PT (July 21)
– 8:50 PM ET (July 21) – 11 PM ET (July 21)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (July 22) – 4 AM in the UK (July 22)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (July 22) – 5 AM in Europe (July 22)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 15 Comments

Back during the Wii U’s launch, THQ ported Darksiders to Wii U. Now several years later, the system may be receiving the series’ original entry. GameFly lists Darksiders for Wii U as “coming soon”.

Nordic Games business and product development director Reinhard Pollice mentioned last month that the company has an action-adventure title planned for Wii U. There’s no announcement yet, but this certainly could be it.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [3DS] Culdcept Revolt (Nintendo) {2016.07.07} (¥4.700) – 29.321 / NEW
02./17. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 16.351 / 1.415.016 (+211%)
03./03. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥4.980) – 15.432 / 146.677 (-50%)
04./05. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 9.762 / 42.830 (-7%)
05./04. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.06.23} (¥5.700) – 9.329 / 38.285 (-13%)
06./01. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) – 9.080 / 79.471 (-87%)
07./06. [PSV] Refrain no Chika Meikyuu to Majo no Ryodan # (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.06.23} (¥5.980) – 7.476 / 34.572 (-21%)
08./08. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 6.850 / 344.903 (-11%)
09./02. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) – 6.603 / 45.318 (-83%)
10./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 6.423 / 818.113 (-3%)
11./07. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.16} (¥4.800) – 5.410 / 57.210 (-30%)
12./00. [PSV] Shin Hayarigami 2 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2016.07.07} (¥5.800) – 5.351 / NEW
13./00. [PS4] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.07.07} (¥3.800) – 5.045 / NEW
14./14. [PS4] Overwatch (Square Enix) {2016.05.24} (¥7.800) – 4.957 / 115.725 (-22%)
15./15. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 4.425 / 212.434 (-27%)
16./19. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 4.363 / 187.339 (-3%)
17./10. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice # (Capcom) {2016.06.09} (¥5.800) – 3.959 / 245.424 (-48%)
18./25. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 3.518 / 2.819.752
19./22. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.136 / 130.380
20./18. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 3.003 / 908.424 (-37%)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Media Create has offered some extra insight into this week’s Japanese sales.

Nintendo brought out a new Splatoon Wii U bundle on July 7. From that day through July 10, it sold about 12,000 units, according to Media Create’s data. It helped boost Wii U sales roughly 3.5 times compared to the previous week (15,470 vs. 4,444).

As for Culdcept Revolt, we previously mentioned that it sold just over 29,000 copies. While it was the top seller in Japan, sales for the game are about half of the previous release. The last entry moved 55,000 copies in its first week back in 2012.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo has shared some early information about its sales performance in the United States during the month of June 2016. Next week, the NPD report will be published in full.

In terms of actual numbers, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has surpassed two million units sold. Smash Bros. for 3DS has topped three million units in the states.

Nintendo also said that sales of the 3DS family rose by 39 percent last month. Kirby: Planet Robobot placed fourth on NPD’s retail charts. Rhythm Heaven Megamix, a digital-only title, sat atop the eShop charts for most of the month.

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Following the announcement of Darkrai’s addition to Pokken Tournament, Bandai Namco published an official trailer for the character (plus other things coming to the arcade version). Give it a look below.

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Darkrai is coming to Pokken Tournament, Bandai Namco revealed today. The news was made during a live stream to promote content being added to the arcade version on July 20.

Here’s some footage:

While Darkrai’s arrival specifically applies to arcades, it’d be very surprising if the character didn’t end up in the Wii U version. Darkrai, along with Scizor and Empoleon, recently found in the game’s files.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 30 Comments

This week’s issue of Famitsu has a feature on E3 2016. In its piece, the magazine asked a slew of Japanese developers to list the games or announcements that impressed them the most.

Many of those included in Famitsu’s poll chose Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That includes Suda51, Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto, NieR creator Taro Yoko, and more.

Find the full results after the break.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

A few notable deals are currently running on Amazon. Here’s a look at some of the Nintendo deals from the retailer:

Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – $78 (save $12)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE – $50.99 (save $9)
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – $34 (save $6)
Yo-kai Watch – $33.99 (save $6)
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – $33.99 (save $6)
Yo-kai Watch – $33.99 (save $6)
Splatoon amiibo 3-pack (new alt. colors) – $30 (save $5)

Also worth mentioning, the Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition is available in “limited quantities”.

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